{"id":6212,"date":"2022-01-02T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=6212"},"modified":"2022-01-02T22:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T22:29:01","slug":"how-to-change-mac-address-on-android-mobile-no-root-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-change-mac-address-on-android-mobile-no-root-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change MAC Address on Android Device (No-Root Methods)"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you want to learn how to change MAC address on Android mobiles, then this tutorial is your best choice. There are various reasons why you would want to do this. However, we offer you two different methods, one that requires “no root” and another that does require “root access”.<\/p>\n
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MAC or Media Access Control address is a 12 character unique identifier that is assigned to a specific piece of hardware like the network adaptor of the WiFi device. To put it in simple words, the MAC address is used to identify the user’s Android phone there on the internet or the local network.<\/p>\n
SEE ALSO:<\/strong> Top 10 Best Android Hacking Apps Free Download (2022 Latest List)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now we assume that an individual who has landed on this page through google search must be aware of the MAC address location on his device. If somehow you are unaware and do not know how to find the MAC address of your device, then you can find it under settings> about the phone. For this, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Hack your ISP by Changing your MAC Address<\/a>.<\/p>\n To change the MAC address on an android phone device, you can you two ways:<\/p>\n Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n Both methods are easy to follow.<\/p>\n Check if your Android mobile is rooted first:<\/strong><\/p>\n Have you heard about the term root before? We highly doubt root availability on your android phone device. If you are sure that you rooted your device even then as a precautionary measure, you need to verify it once more. To check root availability, you need to download the root checker application there from the Google Playstore<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The app comes in free with essential functions. Once you have downloaded and installed the app. You need to open it and click on “verify root,” you shall be able to see your root status there.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Bypass Android Lockscreen Password in Android 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you do not have root access, then you do not need to worry at all, as it is still possible to change the MAC address. For this, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “IP link set wlan0 XX:XX:XX:YY:YY: YY’\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>where you have to replace ‘wlan0’ with your interface name and ‘XX:XX:XX:YY:YY:YY’ with the new MAC address you want to change to.<\/em><\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Recover your WiFi Password from Android Phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep in mind that this method works only on the rooted android device plus for this method to work, you need to have with you the BusyBox. You can get it on your rooted android phone with the help of the Busybox application.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For this, you need to open Busybox, click on install, and you are good to go.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to View Saved WiFi Passwords on an Android Device (No Root Needed)<\/a>.<\/p>\n For those who do not know, ChameleMAC is an application that works with root access, and you cannot find it on the Google Playstore as it indeed violates some of the guidelines. Google is not able to host such applications that allow users to change the MAC address. Thus you need to install it from the APK. Moreover, the app works only if you carry a device that is powered by a MediaTek chip.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Use Someone Else’s WhatsApp Account in your Android Phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now the best part about this method is that it changes the MAC address permanently unless and until you manually change it back to what it was.<\/p>\n Download ChameleMAC APK for Android<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nHow to Find your Current MAC Address in Android Settings?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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How to Change your MAC Address on Android (No Root Required)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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How to change Android MAC address without Root Access (Easy Way)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Your limits in changing MAC Addresses<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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How to change MAC address with root access (App Method)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
ChameleMAC – MAC Address Changer App for Android (Requires Root!)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Download ChameleMAC APK for Android (Latest)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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